Historical Events In April - 01

1864  Marie Jungius, Dutch fairy tale writer on April - 01.  

1865  On this day in history baie du Ha! Ha! Quebec, the first Canadian April Fools' Day on record celebrated by British troops and Canadian militia at Fort Poisson d'Avril.  

1865  Battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army on April - 01.  

1865  -9] Battle at Blakely Alabama on April - 01.  

1865  Richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925) on this day in history.  

1866  On this day in history uS Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights in US  

1866  On April - 01 ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino)  

1866  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98 on this day in history.  

1867  Blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama on this day in history.  

1867  On this day in history international Exhibition opens in Paris  

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1868  Hampton Institute opens on April - 01.  

1868  On this day in history the birth of Edmond Rostand, French author  

1868  On this day in history the Canadian Government fixes a uniform first class postal rate of three cents; establishes Post Office Savings Bank.  

1868  On this day in history edmond Rostand, France, poet/playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac)  

1869  On April - 01 peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom)  

1869  Anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69 on April - 01.  

1870  On this day in history patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98  

1870  On this day in history patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98  

1871  On this day in history f Melius Christiansen, composer  

1872  On April - 01 1st edition of The Standard  

1872  Tadeusz Joteyko, composer on April - 01.  

1873  British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die on this day in history.  

1873  The birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer on this day in history.  

1873  Sergei Rachmaninoff, Novgorod Russia, composer (Prelude in C# Minor) on April - 01.  

1875  The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to print a daily weather chart on April - 01.  

1875  Edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror) on this day in history.  

1876  1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Phila-5) on this day in history.  

1878  Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa) on April - 01.  

1878  On this day in history eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56  

1881  Anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem on this day in history.  

1883  On this day in history the birth of Lon Chaney, American actor  

1883  Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor on April - 01.  

1884  On this day in history laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], US actress (Broadway)  

1885  Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones on this day in history.  

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1220  On April - 01 birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)  

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on this day in history.  

1543  On this day in history birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)  

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on April - 01.  

1582  On this day in history birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter  

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on this day in history.  

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on April - 01.  

1640  On April - 01 birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)  

1085  On April - 01 death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)  

1132  On this day in history death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)  

1204  On this day in history eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81  

1205  On this day in history amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies  

1528  On April - 01 death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer  

1548  On April - 01 sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81  

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on this day in history.  

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on April - 01.